A 23-year-old man in Florida is accused of posing as representatives of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and multiple banks in a scam that led to the theft of $203,000 from woman’s bank account.
According to the Davie Police Department, the victim received a call last month from someone claiming to represent U.S. Bank, asking whether she had authorized a transaction at a GameStop store in Dallas.
After she denied it, the caller said the issue was being transferred to a fraud department.
Police said a man identifying himself as “Connor Wilson” then spoke with the victim, referencing real transactions from the woman’s accounts, leading her to believe the call was legitimate.
But the caller was actually a fraudster named Miles Friday, who told the victim that unauthorized wire transfers of $45,000 and $55,000 were being attempted from her Fidelity accounts.
He instructed her to wire $45,000 to an individual in Skokie, Illinois and later directed her to transfer $55,000 to her Truist Bank account and withdraw the money in cash.
Police said Friday stayed on the phone with the victim for hours and instructed her not to discuss the situation with bank employees, directing her to place cash into Uber Courier vehicles he ordered.
Investigators later arranged a controlled operation using fake money and arrested Friday after he approached a courier at an apartment complex.
Police said Friday admitted to posing as an FDIC representative and participating in similar scams for six to seven months.
Miles Friday is facing three felony fraud counts. Court records show he remains at the Broward Main Jail as of Wednesday on a $90,000 bond.